Liu Siqi has many labels on her body. What attracts everyone the most is that she was once a member of the Mao family, and was once Mao Anying’s wife and Chairman Mao’s daughter-in-law.
1938, the young Liu Siqi starred in a drama on Yan'an . At that time, she played the daughter of a pair of martyrs. Throughout the whole performance, her feelings were particularly real and touching, and Chairman Mao was one of the many audiences in the audience.
After the performance, Chairman Mao was anxious to know what the name of the little girl performing on stage was. Later, when the staff learned from the mouth of the staff that her father was Liu Qianchu and her mother was Zhang Wenqiu, the chairman suddenly realized and fully understood where the tears and moving feelings in the girl's eyes came from.
1. Become the goddaughter of the chairman
The reason why Chairman Mao has such a deep impression of Liu Siqi is because her father Liu Qianchu and Chairman Mao were old acquaintances. In 1927, when Liu Siqi's parents were lovers and before they got married, they became like-minded revolutionary comrades.
Shortly after Liu Qianchu and Zhang Wenqiu got married, the two were arrested by the enemy in revolutionary activities. In the face of severe torture by the enemy, they still insisted on their original intention of loyalty and unyielding.
In February 1930, Zhang Wenqiu, who had been rescued by the party organization, was about to give birth, but Liu Qianchu was still imprisoned by the enemy. A year later, Liu Qianchu died bravely. Before his death, he discussed with his wife and named his daughter "Siqi".
Later, Zhang Wenqiu brought his daughter to Yan'an, the revolutionary holy land, and remarried Chen Zhenya under the introduction of the organization. At that time, Yan'an had a particularly strong cultural atmosphere, and various activities were often held, and performing dramas was one of them.
It was through that drama that Liu Siqi, who was only eight years old, became Chairman Mao’s goddaughter. After this , she often went to the cave where the Chairman lived to "visit".
1939, according to the organization's arrangement, Liu Siqi and his mother Zhang Wenqiu embarked on a journey to the Soviet Union. However, when they passed through Xinjiang, they were arrested by local warlords. Liu Siqi's stepfather Chen Zhenya unfortunately died, while Liu Siqi and his daughter have been detained in the Dihua area in Xinjiang.
It was not until that the Anti-Japanese War won the victory, and after our party’s repeated negotiations, Liu Siqi and his mother Zhang Wenqiu returned to Yan'an safely. At that time, Liu Siqi had grown into a big girl. Chairman Mao had always been thinking about his goddaughter and even said a lot to her.
2. Love story with Mao Anying
After returning to Yan'an again, Liu Siqi was still a regular visitor to Chairman Mao's cave as usual. During this process, she met a handsome and handsome young man, who was Mao Anying.
Mao Anying had just returned from the Soviet Union at that time. After returning to China, the Chairman put him in the fields and worked for several months in order to let him understand what kind of China was.
1946, 16-year-old Liu Siqi and 24-year-old Mao Anying always had endless topics to talk about every time they sat together. They talked from Yan'an to the Soviet Union, from war to revolution, from the present to the future, the two young hearts got closer and closer, and a feeling inexplicably appeared in their hearts, and gradually they developed into lovers.
Chairman Mao was very happy about the relationship between his son Mao Anying and his goddaughter Liu Siqi. His only requirement was that Mao Anying had to wait until Liu Siqi was 18 years old before he could marry her.
Chairman Mao believed that Liu Siqi was still young at that time and needed to read and study more. In addition, according to the laws of the border areas, women must be over 18 years old before they can get married. Although Mao Anying is Chairman Mao’s son, there cannot be any exceptions.
1949, shortly after the New China, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi held a simple wedding. However, what Liu Siqi did not expect was that she and her husband Mao Anying had not even been together for a year.
3. A new family was formed again
. In June 1950, after the outbreak of Korean War , Mao Anying volunteered to apply to go to the front-line battlefield.One evening, Mao Anying went to the hospital to visit Liu Siqi, who had just undergone appendicitis surgery, and told her to take good care of herself and her parents, and then left in a hurry.
At that time, Mao Anying did not tell Liu Siqi to go to North Korea, but Liu Siqi just thought he was going to go far, so it was not convenient to reveal the reason to her, so he did not tell her the details. didn't expect that after this meeting, the two of them would be separated forever.
In November 1950, Mao Anying unfortunately died on the Korean battlefield. A month later, Chairman Mao in Beijing received a telegram from President Peng, and he remained silent. Liu Siqi only learned about the news of Mao Anying's death three years later. During
, whenever Liu Siqi asked the chairman if there was any news about Mao Anying, he always talked about him and tried all kinds of reasons to make excuses. In 1953, at a suitable time, Chairman Mao told Liu Siqi that Mao Anying had already died on the Korean battlefield.
The sacrifice of her husband was a heavy blow to Liu Siqi, who was only in her twenties. She once again lost the most important man in her life. In 1962, under Chairman Mao's repeated persuasion, Liu Siqi chose to remarry, and the partner of the remarriage was the upright and loyal Yang Maozhi.
After marriage, Liu Siqi gave birth to four children, their eldest son was Yang Xiaoying, which was chosen to commemorate Mao Anying. Although Liu Siqi remarried, she still maintained a good relationship with the Mao family and would often walk around.
Conclusion
In January 2022, 92-year-old Liu Siqi passed away. At the farewell ceremony of her body, the wreaths sent by Li Min and Li Na were particularly eye-catching. Due to physical reasons, Li Min and Li Na sent their children to attend the farewell ceremony. Liu Siqi's four children Yang Xiaoying, Yang Dongmei, Yang Mi and Yang Jun once cried into tears, and moved everyone present.
